Opalescence: The Secret of Pripyat

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The sun was high up in the sky. It calmly dominated the city in an almost proud way. Kids, looking cheerful, ran down wide avenues lined with pine trees with burning peaks. The clothes became lighter. A bucolic atmosphere spread, delighting the daily life of the inhabitants. Summer was approaching in Pripyat.

I was 8 years old at the time. Enveloped in this childish innocence, I led a peaceful and happy life in this Soviet country, which had seen me born and then grow up.

My father worked at the Chernobyl power plant as a maintenance operator. This nuclear power plant composed of 4 RBMK reactors with a power of 1000 megawatts was the pride of the USSR. As a symbol of Soviet modernity, it was also the guarantee of Pripyat’s prosperity. There, a large part of the inhabitants were bustling to operate the gigantic nuclear complex, while the rest of its population was employed in other strategic sectors such as manufacturing or steelmaking.

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